Charity account artist set up for Greek department (7)
I believe the answer is:
arcadia
'greek department' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'charity account artist set up' is the wordplay.
'charity' becomes 'aid' (eg foreign aid).
'account' becomes 'ac' (abbreviation).
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'set up' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'aid'+'ac'+'ra'='aidacra'
'aidacra' backwards is 'ARCADIA'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arcadia that I've seen before include "modern play" , "rural paradise" , "Tom Stoppard play" , "ideal place in the country" , "pastoral paradise" .)